About 9,000 acres in western Weber County is Utah’s newest inland port area, despite lingering concerns about impacts future development might bring.

At a recent meeting in Salt Lake City, the Utah Inland Port Authority board approved the controversial West Weber project area. However, in a board first, it also approved a wetlands protection strategy with several provisions. Buffer zones of at least 600 feet will be in place between development projects and waterfowl and wildlife management areas, and 3 percent of the area’s tax differential will be dedicated to Please log in to see the rest of this story.